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Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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New feature! Keep your dashboards and charts in sync with offline data. Update your InstaCharts sheet with newer versions of your file from your device.
This is helpful for keeping your charts in sync with an offline excel spreadsheet.
Read more in our Guide to Update Sheet Data
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🎨 Dashboard Themes
More dashboard themes are now available (including several dark themes!) These new dashboard themes match the recently released chart themes - so your dashboards and charts can match.
Read more: Dashboard Themes
Big feature! The number of chart customizations users can apply in InstaCharts keeps growing - it can be hard to keep track of them all or style different charts in the same way.
Introducing Chart Themes: Users can now apply preset themes to their charts. These themes set a variety of options on each chart, including color scheme, fonts, text styles and chart styles. Several dark themes were also included due to popular demand.
Themes are available on the left side panel under Size & Style -> Themes.
Users can also set a default chart theme for their workspace - every new chart will automatically have its theme set.
More info: Chart Themes
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💻 Analytics
View share analytics for your chart shares, embeds and dashboards from your workspace.
To view analytics per shared item, from your Workspace, click Analytics in the left side bar, then choose a shared item from the drop down. You must have shared a chart or dashboard to view analytics.
Visit our docs page on share analytics to learn more!
Have a lot of items to track in your dashboard? Keep it organized by turning on dashboard pages. A left sidebar will appear on your dashboard, where you can add navigational buttons that each navigate to a different page on your dashboard.
Available on the dashboard screen under Dashboard Settings -> Pages.
More info: Dashboard Pages
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New Annotation Options
Annotation options have been updated for text annotations, image annotations and trend lines.
The big feature: You can now layer annotations above the chart or below it. Layer an image behind the chart to create your own watermark or showcase your company branding. Text annotations can also be layered above or below the chart layer.
Read more: Annotations
Set column filters right from the Chart tab using the new Column Filters card.
Located under Data on the left sidebar.
This makes setting filters on your chart easier - you can see the results of a filter change on your chart without having to switch to the Data tab.
More info: Chart Filtering
Get from raw spreadsheet to visualized data in a single step. You no longer need to build charts by hand after importing a sheet.
What's new
When you import a spreadsheet, we can now generate a set of charts for you automatically. We look at your columns and data types, then create visualizations that fit what you brought in.
How to use it
- Start an import as you normally would.
- In the import dialog, check Generate AI charts.
- Finish the import. We build a set of charts for you and add them alongside your data.
Why you'll like it
- Skip the blank canvas.You get a starting point the moment your data lands.
- Spot trends sooner.The charts are ready as soon as the import finishes.
- Keep what works, adjust the rest.Every generated chart is fully editable.
Read more: Guide on using AI to create charts
We've added two features aimed at making raw survey data easier to work with.
New transform: Split and merge columns
Split and merge columns
is now available under Transform
on the Data
tab. Use it to break a single column into several or combine multiple columns into one.It's especially helpful for cleaning up raw survey data, where responses often arrive in a shape that doesn't quite match what you need.
New column type: Multi-choice
We've added a new column type,
Multi-choice
. It's built for survey questions that allow more than one answer, where several selections end up packed into a single column.Set the column type to Multi-choice and those responses are handled correctly instead of being treated as one long string.
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Custom Fonts
The fonts within a chart can now be customized! Choose a font for all chart text, or further customize the font for the charts title, subtitle and axis titles.
Choose from a list of recommended fonts, or select any font from Google Fonts
You can set chart fonts under Size & Style -> Fonts
More info: Chart Fonts
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